by Kaine Thompson | Mar 16, 2020 | The Writing Life
This is the 4th blog based on a talk I gave at my book signing of “Too Soon For Sunset” in Mesa, AZ. In this article, I outline the publishing process Becoming your own publishing company is pretty daunting. Let me briefly tell you what goes into it. This...
by Kaine Thompson | Mar 10, 2020 | The Writing Life
This blog is the third in a series about my book signing of “Too Soon For Sunset.” I want to give you a sense of what it takes for me to publish “Too Soon For Sunset” as I am self-published through my own company, E-maginative Writing. It...
by Kaine Thompson | Mar 3, 2020 | The Writing Life
This is the second blog on my book signing of “Too Soon For Sunset.” After the success of “Superstition Murder Club”, I wrote five more plots to continue the series. I had discovered a niche audience: women over 55 who love to read a cozy mystery in bed, at the pool,...
by Kaine Thompson | Feb 26, 2020 | The Writing Life
This past week I held an event at Monte Vista in Mesa, AZ to sign copies of my latest novel, “Too Soon For Sunset,” the second in the Superstition Murder Club mysteries. I was very happy as I nearly sold out and got writer’s cramp from signing so...
by Kaine Thompson | Feb 18, 2020 | The Writing Life
This is the 3rd in a 3-part series about using capital letters in Christian writing. The 1st one was Capitalization in Christian Writing. The 2nd blog was Capitalization of Pronouns in Christian Writing. There are a few additional style considerations about...
by Kaine Thompson | Feb 11, 2020 | The Writing Life
This is the 2nd in a 3-part series on the proper use of capital letters in Christian writing. The 1st in the series was Capitalization in Christian Writing. When it comes to using pronouns in place of the name of God, this requirement is subject to the writer’s...
by Kaine Thompson | Feb 4, 2020 | The Writing Life
This is a 3-part series on the use of capital letters when writing Christian articles or books. One issue with which Christian writers struggle is knowing when to capitalize a word and when not to capitalize a word. Depending on the requirements of certain faiths, a...
by Kaine Thompson | Jan 21, 2020 | The Christian Life
James, the brother of Jesus, was convinced that prayer worked and encouraged the early Church to make prayer a part of their lives. So, how come sometimes it appears prayer doesn’t work? We pray and pray, we beg and plead, we make deals with God — but still that...
by Kaine Thompson | Jan 15, 2020 | The Christian Life
A woman I have met infrequently sent me a card in the mail. There was no reason for her to write to me. She thanked me for my support of her writing. She wrote not to feel alone because people cared about me. She knew how isolating it was to care for an aging parent,...
by Kaine Thompson | Jan 7, 2020 | The Writing Life
After years of writing fiction, I learned a technique that helps me stay on track so that nothing interrupts the flow of my writing. It is a file of character names. If I’m in need of a name, I don’t have far to look. Name Collection: I have been...